There seems to be DU angst regarding ...

[1StrongBlackMan]

94. Yes ...

I understand that standing up for Democratic programs like Social Security is something Democrats should do and be proud of.

Polling suggests that politicians would pay a severe price for cutting Social Security.

Polling suggests that a majority of the electorate (both sides) want Congress to work together to get stuff done and they see the inability to compromise as the key impediment to this.

Polling suggests that a majority of the electorate (both sides) assign the modern gop as the party that refuses to compromise.

This is the case President Obama (and his team) has spent the last 3 years developing ... and it is working.

If "liberal/progressives" spend half as much energy and key-strokes pointing out what Democrats have always known - That the modern gop is not serious about governing, as demonstrated once again, by their refusal to accept what they said they wanted in order to protect the wealthy from having to pay more in taxes. (which is a accurate and very progressive argument that cuts in favor of Democrats); rather than, the incomplete, self-destructive "a Democrat offered up cuts to a core Democratic program" argument, we would have no problem flipping the House and expanding in the Senate.